8.9/1042 votes#1 - Mercy
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/2/2018
The highly-anticipated All Valley Karate Tournament brings Johnny and Daniel on opposite sides again, except this time, the new generation of karate students are the combatants. Who will pay the price for ultimate victory?
Director: Jon Hurwitz
Writer: Josh Heald
8.9/1034 votes#2 - No Mercy
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 4/24/2019
It’s the first day of school at West Valley High but tensions between the two dojos have not cooled with the end of summer. And the rivalry between Daniel and Johnny comes to a head.
Director: Jon Hurwitz
Writer: N/A
8.6/1043 votes#3 - Let's Begin
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 12/31/2021
Johnny and Daniel combine dojos but their opposing styles immediately clash. Kreese tries to persuade a former partner to rejoin him at Cobra Kai.
Director: Jon Hurwitz
Writer: Josh Heald
8.5/1013 votes#4 - Real American Heroes
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/30/2023
After thwarting an arms dealer's deadly plans, a special forces team celebrates the end of their mission with a rager until sobering news ends the party.
Director: Jon Hurwitz
Writer: Jon Hurwitz
8.4/1074 votes#5 - Strike First
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/2/2018
Present day Daniel LaRusso lives a charmed life. That is, until he sees that the Cobra Kai dojo, the source of his teenage angst and rivalry, has been reestablished by Johnny Lawrence. Struggling to launch the business, Johnny starts teaching karate to his teenage neighbor Miguel. Daniel faces his former opponent and old offenses are quickly reignited.
Director: Jon Hurwitz
Writer: Josh Heald
8.4/1033 votes#6 - Different But Same
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/2/2018
Despite Johnny’s efforts to move forward, he confronts Daniel about the assault on his property. An attempt to appease Johnny makes them revisit the past together. Miguel senses Samantha is lying to him. The dojo students try to intimidate the popular kids at a party.
Director: Jon Hurwitz
Writer: N/A
8.4/1043 votes#7 - Aftermath
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/2021
Miguel's fighting for his life, Robby's missing, and Daniel and Johnny's reputations are in tatters as the community reacts to the West Valley brawl.
Director: Jon Hurwitz
Writer: Josh Heald
8.3/1031 votes#8 - Pulpo
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 4/24/2019
Johnny cautiously takes a stab at love, while Daniel and Amanda enjoy a romantic date night. An attempt to bring the students of the two dojos together backfires as hostilities between the teens escalate.
Director: Jon Hurwitz
Writer: N/A
8.2/1020 votes#9 - First Learn Stand
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 12/31/2021
Johnny picks up defensive strategies while Daniel learns how to go on the offensive. Amanda confronts Tory. New kid Kenny is bullied at school.
Director: Jon Hurwitz
Writer: Joe Piarulli
8.0/1036 votes#10 - Back in Black
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 4/24/2019
When Daniel starts teaching his first karate students, he questions whether he can fill Mr. Miyagi’s shoes. Johnny invents some unorthodox training methods with help from an unlikely source.
Director: Jon Hurwitz
Writer: Josh Heald
7.9/10253 votes#11 - Ace Degenerate
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/2/2018
Thirty years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, Johnny Lawrence’s life has taken a rocky turn as he tries to forget a past that constantly haunts him. He seeks redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. But the LaRusso-Lawrence rivalry of yesteryear is reignited when their lives become intertwined with the next generation of “karate kids.”
Director: Jon Hurwitz
Writer: Josh Heald
7.9/1028 votes#12 - Nature Vs. Nurture
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/1/2021
Daniel and Johnny team up to find Robby. Miguel faces an uncertain future. Kreese tries to bring Tory back to Cobra Kai.
Director: Jon Hurwitz
Writer: N/A
7.9/1053 votes#13 - Mercy (2)
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 4/24/2019
In the aftermath of Cobra Kai’s win at the Under 18 All Valley Karate Championships, Johnny questions his dojo’s philosophy and deals with a figure from his past. Daniel searches for the right way to respond to Cobra Kai’s dominance.
Director: Jon Hurwitz
Writer: Josh Heald
6.5/104 votes#14 - Make It Rain
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/30/2023
As the FBI takes over for Ava and the team, a close Koslov associate steps up. On the Strip, plans for an exchange unravel when pandemonium breaks out.
Director: Jon Hurwitz
Writer: Rachele Lynn
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"Mercy" is the best rated episode directed by Jon Hurwitz. It scored 8.9/10 based on 42 votes. It was written by Josh Heald. It aired on 5/2/2018 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "No Mercy".